This could be an interesting match as Hoffenheim have their presumed home advantage while Bayer Leverkusen are ahead 4 points in the Bundesliga table.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's quite the trip for Bayer Leverkusen when visiting Hoffenheim as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.
Hoffenheim form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Hoffenheim have to build on here at PreZero Arena in the Bundesliga.
Hoffenheim are returning here after visiting Werder Bremen in a Bundesliga game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Sargis Adamyan and Christoph Baumgartner scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was a defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt (1-2).
Hoffenheim are traveling soon after this match as the DFB Pokal match at Bayern München awaits in four days.
Hoffenheim have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at PreZero Arena with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Hoffenheim are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (21 from 10 played).
Bayer Leverkusen form and stats
Bayer Leverkusen have an excellent away record in the Bundesliga so far with 6-0-3 from 9 games. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Bayer Leverkusen are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Bayer Leverkusen are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Bundesliga against Fortuna Düsseldorf (placed 18th). Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Paderborn.
A new game in only four days for Bayer Leverkusen, the DFB Pokal home match versus Stuttgart. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Bayer Leverkusen's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 9 league matches away. 12 goals have been conceded by Bayer Leverkusen in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bayer Leverkusen - Hoffenheim 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Hoffenheim victories, 3 draws and 3 Bayer Leverkusen wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Volland 7 goals |  L. Alario 6 goals |   A. Kramarić 5 goals |
Hoffenheim missing players
Bayer Leverkusen missing players
| Hoffenheim | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 30 | 21 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| 68% | 80% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 58% |
| 26% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 21% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 58% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 47% |
| 26% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 32% |
| 21% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 26% |
| 5 | 5.9 | 1.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 3.1 | 6.5 |
| 6.4 | 5 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 250 | 149 | 40 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 112 | 311 |
| 88 | 52 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 49 | 110 |
| 33% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | 27% |
- All of Hoffenheim's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bayer Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bayer Leverkusen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Bayer Leverkusen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bayer Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Hoffenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hoffenheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 40 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 33 | 39 |
| 3 | Borussia M'gladbach | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 36 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 14 | Köln | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 20 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -20 | 17 |
| 17 | Paderborn | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 15 |
| 18 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -22 | 15 |